i modded my personal hound to have 300 op gave it every hull mod (minus shield gen mods), a hyperV driver and a light needier i have soloed cruisers in it XD
"Hound"? With those stats, I think you spelled
"USS Defiant" wrong.
But seriously, the above-mentioned campaign idea of taking a single carrier and a fistful of fighter wings against the sector is an intriguing one. Start with the Condor, continue until/if you get killed, then pick the next-largest carrier and go again. Try to work your way up to the mighty Astral.